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| Chairperson & Members on the Authority
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Justice (Retd.) J.S. Verma
Chairperson
Justice (Retd.) J.S.Verma obtained degrees of B.Sc. and LL.B. from Allahabad University and then joined the Bar in 1955; became a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 1972; its Chief Justice in 1985; the Chief Justice of Rajasthan in 1986; a Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1989; and was the Chief Justice of India from 25 March 1997 to 18 January 1998. He was also the Acting Governor of Rajasthan, twice between 1987 and 1989.He headed the Commission to inquire into the security lapses leading to Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination (1991-1992); and the Committee to suggest operationalisation of the Fundamental Duties (1998- 1999). He was the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission from 4 November 1999 to 18 January 2003. After demitting office of the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Justice Verma continues to engage himself in pursuing matters of national and public concerns, and advocating measures for amelioration of the polity. |
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Members Representing Eminent Persons |
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Prof. Dipankar Gupta
Dipankar Gupta is currently Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Over the years he has held many visiting appointments in Universities in North America, Europe and the UK. He did his Ph.D. from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University on the Shiv Sena movement in 1977. He has since authored and co-authored 14 books. He has written nearly 70 research articles in various scholarly journals. He has worked on a number of subjects but concentrated mainly on caste, ethnicity, rural sociology,modernization and farmers’ movements. His most recent work is on understanding India’s economic growth from a rural perspective. In his corporate engagements Professor Gupta has contributed most significantly in setting up customized ethical business manuals, advising clients on corporate social responsibility, and carrying out social audits and sustainability services. |
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Mr. Kiran Karnik
Mr. Karnik was, till recently, President, NASSCOM, the premier trade body and the "Chamber of Commerce" for the IT software and services industry in India. In his 6 year stint at NASSCOM, he worked with industry and the government to help formulate policies and strategies for the advancement of this sector locally as well as internationally. He was instrumental in building global brand equity for the Indian software and service industry, and enhancing India's position as the premier off-shoring destination, as also accelerating the use of IT within India. Currently, he spends time with various non-governmental organizations involved with development and the setting up of a major educational institution in Delhi in a PPP mode. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister and is on the Boards of a few companies. |
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Mr. Nitin Desai
Mr. Nitin Desai, a graduate of LSE, taught economics at two UK Universities, worked briefly in the private sector, had a long stint as a government official in India and then joined the UN in 1990. In India he was in the Planning Commission (1973-88) and later in the Ministry of Finance as the Chief Economic Adviser (1988-90). In the UN, where he was Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, his major work was the organization of a series of global summits, notably the Rio Earth Summit (1992), the Copenhagen Social Development Summit (1995), the Monterrey Finance and Development Summit (2002) and the Johannesburg Sustainable Development Summit (2002). After his retirement he has been involved in a variety of public policy activities nationally and internationally. He is a Distinguished Fellow of TERI and is an Honorary Fellow of the LSE. He writes a monthly column in the Business Standard. |
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Mrs. Chokila Iyer
Mrs. Chokila Iyer, IFS (Retd.) is B.A. (Economics Honours) from North Bengal University. Appointed to the Indian Foreign Service on the basis of Civil Services Examination held in 1963. Served as a Foreign Service officer from 1964 in various capacities and posts in the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Missions abroad. Served as High Commissioner to Seychelles, Ambassador to Mexico & Ireland. Appointed Foreign Secretary in April 2001- with the distinction of being the first lady official to occupy the post. On retirement from the Foreign Service in June 2002, was appointed (July 2002) as Vice Chairperson (with the rank of Minister of State) of the National Commission for Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes set up under Art 339 of the Constitution by the President of India. Served as elected Indian Member on the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2002-2204). Appointed Member, Union Public Service Commission (Feb 2005) and demitted office on 28th June 28, 2007. |
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Members Representing Editors |
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Ms. Sonia Singh
Sonia Singh Senior Managing Editor, NDTV is an English (Hons) graduate from St. Stephens College. She has to her credit a Chevening scholarship from the British government. Sonia Singh is a NDTV veteran and has been with the company for the past 16 years. As an anchor of the popular show 'Verdict' and 'India 60 Minutes', she has won acclaim from both critics and viewers for her work. Conferred by FICCI with the ‘Young Leader Award’, Sonia Singh has interviewed the country’s top politicians. Sonia has successfully anchored and editorially managed news ranging from 3 different governments at the centre, to the Kandahar hijack, Sonia Gandhi appointing Manmohan Singh as India's Prime Minister, the Gujarat riots and many other pivotal stories. The excitement of running India’s most respected English news channel and the thrill of changing lives through the contribution made by journalism steers Sonia in her work. Sonia’s forte is her ability to understand the viewer’s mind and sift through stories of different genres accordingly. |
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Mr. Milind Khandekar
Milind is a product of Times Centre for Media Studies and is a recipient of the "Rajendra Mathur Award" for best trainee in Hindi in 1991. He began his journalistic career as a Sub-Editor-cum-Reporter with the Navbharat Times (1992-1995). He started off as a reporter with Aajtak and rose to become its Executive Producer. During his stint in Aajtak (1995-2004) he was looking after the entire Western Bureau operations. With more than 17 years of experience he is presently Managing Editor, MCCS. From 2004 till date he looks after the editorial content of Star News, Star Ananda and Star Majha. |
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Mr. Satish K Singh
Satish K Singh, a postgraduate in Political Science from Delhi University, started his career in 1994 with Nalini Singh Associates at Delhi. From there the journey took him to Asia Pacific Communication Associates (APCA) as Production Assistance and Reporter. He joined Zee News in 1996 as reporter, promoted to Chief of Bureau in 1999 and then as Editor (Input) in 2002. During this period besides daily prime time news, he was responsible for all the news related contents. Thereafter, for a short stint he joined NDTV India in the year 2005 as Senior Editor (Output) .He returned to Zee News as Editor in July 2007. Having spent 14 years in journalism, he has traversed almost the entire range of media. He is a frequent public speaker on various forums relating to human development, voluntary sector, cultural, socio-political and media issues. |
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Mr. Vinod Kapri
Vinod Kapri since December 2007 is the Managing Editor of India TV. He started his career in print media in 1992 and television in 1995 as a reporter in Zee Television. During this period he rose from the ranks and took up the challenge of making Zee News, the first 24 hour Hindi News channel. As an output head of Star News from November 2004 -2007, he was able break the city centric approach of television news. Vinod’s talents go beyond television. With his great love for modern Indian literature he is developing into a fine writer. His stories have been published in various magazines which has brought him critical acclaim. |
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